Assignment Instructions: Follow the two links below to the…
Assignment Instructions: Follow the two links below to the videos. Watch and pay careful attention to both the videos. The first is shorter and is a good, visual review of a number of the concepts in the chapter. The second is longer, and is a TED talk by a current Buddhist scholar and scientist who discusses the link between Buddhist philosophy and neuroscience. You don’t have to write anything in response to the first video, but you do have to respond in writing to the second video, “The Habits of Happiness.” After watching the second video by the Buddhist scholar Matthieu Ricard, “The Habits of Happiness,” summarize the main points of the talk and then respond to the following question: Based on the TED Talk by the Buddhist scholar Ricard, do you think we can make ourselves happy (happiness as defined in the Ted Talk) through the methods the he describes. Why or why not? The summary must be at least six sentences of reasonable length and the response must be at least six sentences of reasonable length. That’s a total of 12 sentences of reasonable length. Reasonable length means don’t write a bunch of short sentences just to meet the minimum number of sentences. Write normal sentences. Your summary and response need to be specific to the content of the video and demonstrate that you have actually watched and reflected on the video. I reserve the right to give overly vague and abstract responses that don’t demonstrate familiarity with the video a 0. You could see questions from the videos on the test this week so don’t try to skate by without watching them! The Philosophy of the BuddhaLinks to an external site. The Habits of HappinessLinks to an external site.
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